Refugees

Each year nearly 100,000 refugees, as well as nearly 1 million migrants, come to the United States, escaping hardship all in search of a better life (Zong & Batalova). We often get the words migrant and refugee confused, there are very important distinctions. Migrants make the decision, to leave their homes in search of better jobs and education. Whereas refugees are people fleeing because of conflict or persecution of race, religion, nationality, or political opinion (Refugee 101). Nevertheless…

Refugees should be excepted into the United States of America because it is constitutionally right. The individual right as a refugee is important. An argument is that this nation is built on Christians and the nation should be made up of just Christians. This logic is absurd! Christians are called to help those in need. Refugees are in need. the common good for everyone can be helped if we accept refugees into the US. The US should be expecting them because the process of vetting refugees for…

The refugee crisis has sparked an outburst in society. 2014-2015 has seen the worst refugee crisis since WWII, with 19.5 million refugees seeking asylum. Many citizens are debating whether to allow refugees within United States borders. Over one-third of all refugee arrivals, or 24,579, came from the Near East in 2015—a region that includes Iraq, Iran, Bhutan, and Afghanistan (American Immigration Council, para.4). In a study, 59% of Americans said the U.S. is at war with radical Islam, and 5…

When discussing the suffering of refugees, it’s important to consider human rights because the essential human rights of these refugees are being violated almost daily. These asylum seekers are smuggled in large numbers everyday by water and land and often end up dying or in worse situations than they sought refuge from. Not only do we as human beings have a duty to help those who are suffering, but politics, and those who make up our political systems globally share that duty. The focus on…

Refugees – Good or Bad? Modern media seemingly has the power to create or convert public opinion and influence a matter or issue. Stereotyping refugees, a quite intriguing topic, is always broadcasted in the media and as a result, promotes a particular view. The news article titled, “‘Although we are alive, we are dead inside’: Refugees despair at on-off US resettlement deal,” conveys a positive representation of refugees presenting them with power as they are the prevalent voice throughout the…

home unless a home is the mouth of a shark.” Refugees are people who are leaving their country to escape civil war and natural disaster, or because of religious persecution. Most immigrants come to the US to escape poverty, oppression, and to get better opportunities for themselves and for their children. No one wants to leave their home country, family, and friends, but sometimes it is dangerous to stay in their home country. When immigrants and refugees arrive in the United States, they are…

Due to the increasing number of refugees settling in Western societies, there is great concern toward the detrimental consequences on mental health and the overall well-being of these individuals. These individuals who seek asylum in other counties aim for a better quality of life elsewhere, however they become prone to such mental illnesses as depression, anxiety disorders as well as trauma and stressor related disorders. Refugees, especially those coming from war-torn nations, become more…

were Syrian refugees, who were taking a small wooden boat, crossing the Mediterranean Sea to reach Greece, like millions before them. Except their boat capsized, killing twelve of the twenty-three on board. The little boy, Aylan Kurdi, was one of the twelve who had died. His body floated…

Recently Americans have had the issue of whether or not to take in the refugees from Syria, but if you look at all the problems they could bring into this country, there is no moral obligation for America to take in refugees. Refugees could drag down the economy by taking jobs from citizens or using tax payers money for welfare and etc. They could also bring diseases such as hepatitis, typhoid, cholera or dysentery are just a few that Syria is expecting to outbreak with the crowding of their…

The recent development of inhumane mistreatment of asylum seekers in detention centres has caused a media uproar showcasing the lack of human morality of the mistreatment of refugees in domestic detention centres. Australia has been known for signing the Universal Declaration of Human Rights (UDHR) and also the one of the founding counties of the United Nations (U.N) [Australian Human Rights Commission, 2015]. This leaves Australia in a position of prestige, being a country that fully supports…